A Very Informative Conference
I’m just back in the office after spending the morning at a conference on social media organised by Media Contact There were some fantastic speakers outlining how they have leveraged social media to drive their own organisations forward. From national brands [...]
What is Google Plus?
What is Google Plus? Google Plus is Google’s social networking website. It has much of the same functionality as Facebook. People and companies use Google Plus to network online. Setting up an account for and individual or company is simple [...]
Promoted Accounts and Tweets to Monetize Twitter
To date, Twitter’s user base has not been the most effective at generating cash. Twitter have taken the Zuckerberg approach that if they continue to grow the user base and work on enhancing the experience, then monetization will follow. Promoted [...]
Google+
I’ve spent a good few hours getting to know Google+ at this point and there’s no doubt it is a really impressive social media site. The ability to integrate seamlessly with private albums that you had stored at Picasa is [...]
The Amazing Power of Youtube
Watch how Ora Brush went from about to give up to global success using Youtube – this is a must watch.
Google Plus Your World
Just finished reading a great article on Search Engine Land on Google Plus Your World. Google’s new initiative looks to harness data gathered from Google + to personalise results that those signed into a Google + account see. Currently, this [...]
Facebook Timeline Available to Everyone
All Facebook users can now use Facebook Timeline. This, as the name suggests, is a graphical, interactive representation of your life to date. It really is a remarkable tool and one that even in a world where everything online is [...]
Do We Still Need Twitter?
I just “subscribed” to public posts from Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. So updates that he makes available to the public are available to me in the same way his Tweets are. If I can “subscribe” to Zuckerberg (and I presume [...]
Google + for Brands
Google is advising that, like Facebook, companies will be able to create the equivalent of fan pages on Google+. Interestingly, those who connect with a Google+ profile of a company will see this company’s site ranking higher in search engines [...]